The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

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characters and incidents are as accurate as
photographs. For sale by ID. +. Long,
Montpelier
VOCAL AND Action LANGUAGE, CULTURE
AND EXPRESSION. BY e. N. Kirby, in
structor in elcCution in Harvard University.
| The author has made concise and prac-
! teal handbook on eloCution, based upon his
methods of instruction, both private and in
class, adapted especially to the needs of
| those who are obliged to be largely self
taught. Boston: Lee e. Shepard. Sold by
! ID. f. Long.
"JAcK HALL; or, The School-days of an
American Boy" is the title of book for
| boys by Robert Grant, author of Face to
Face" T." The Confessions of a Frivolous
| Girl" etc, and which bears the imprint of
Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston 1t is full of
bright incidents and harmless adventure
just what will most entertain the boyish
mind, which is eager and always alert for
pleasure. The volume Is well illustrated.
CARA, OR DANToN IN THE FRENCH REvo-
LUTON. A study of Lawrence Gronlund,
| AM, author of =" The Cooperative Com
monwealth." A work as well written as
this, treating upon social and political ques-
| tons that are at the present time agitating
| the civilized world, cannot fail to find q
! large circle of interested readers, even If
| they do not find in its pages a solution to the
difficult problem that now confronts consti-
! tuted government. Boston: Lee Il Shep-
ard. Sold by ID. f. Long.
| THE following numbers of the Baker
series of rectations have been received from
! the publishers, Lee & Shepard Boston,
Speaker" Medley Dialect Recitations,"
Irish Dialect REGULATIONS" Negro Dia-
! lect REGULATIONS" Yankee Dialect Recita-
lions" Also No. Is of Bakers Reading
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Bakers Humorous Speaker" combining
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Rotations in one volume, cloth, S100. For
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The PANsY. Illustrated. Boston, ID.
Lothrop Company. Price Sl25. The bound
volume of The PonSy has just made ITS an
nual appearance and will be greeted with
| delight by thousands of readers who num-
Der the preceding volumes in their home
libraries. The PdnSy has a wide and con-
stantly increasing circulation in every part
of the country, and it richly deserves it.
The twelve numbers for 1887 which are here
brought together are enclosed in a hand
some cover and make one of the brightest
books of the season. 1t is full of in
structive and entertaining matter-stories
sketches and poems-and is very fully
illustrated. For sale by ID. F. Long.
AFTER SCHOOL DAYS, by Christina Good
win,i story for girls, and the opening pages
are descriptive of life at a country boarding
school, In the first CHAPTER the princi-
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in group at the close of the school term
and their conversation gives a clue to their
different characters and aspirations. Later
chapters develop their different courses of
| life as shaped by circumstances and nclina-
ton 1t is not as a story alone that after
School Days is charming. There is strong
moral fibre in it, and there are scattered
| through its pages apt suggestions as to the
vital things of life which cannot but set
readers to thinking. Published by d. Lo-
throp Co. Price 81
LIFE OF WASHINGTON. BY Virginia f.
| Townsend. Illustrated. One volume. 12mo.
| Cloth. Price S1.25. New York: Worthngton
! Company. Among the numerous elves
of Washington " this volume by Miss Viz
! ginia Townsend will occupya unique place
1t is not intended for the serious student of
history, although it is as accurate as it can
| be, but is written principally for the young.
1t presents woman'S way of looking at
our greatest man, and we are glad to say
that the author has entered some by-paths
where she has gained some views which
throw new light upon the figure which
stands in solitary majesty in the hearts and
imagination of the American people. The
narrative is fascinating and altogether it is
one of the best biographies written. For
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| TWELVE TIMES ONE. BY Miss NJ. A Lath-
| bury, artist-author of " Seven Little Maids
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fac smile water colored drawings ex-
| quisitely printed in twelve colors, with
descriptive verses to each illustration
Ito, boards in photographic covers of original
design in colors and gold. Price S1.75. New
| York: Warrington Company. This new
book by Miss Latbbury although on a
larger scale, is charming companion to the
| authors eVer-popular Seven Little Maids "
Every care has been taken to make the
mechanical part of this work as perfect as
| the photographic art can make it, and the
exquisite work of Miss Lathbury has been
| faithfully copied to the most minute details
1t is the most dainty and delightful volume
ever issued. For sale by d. f. Long, Mont
| pelier.
The ELEMENTS OF Political ECONOMY,
WITH APPLICATIONS TO QUESTIONS OF THE
| DAY. By j. Lawrence Laughln, Phi d.
New York: ID. Appleton & Co. 12mo. The
Harvard professor has covered with his
comprehensive treatise, which forms one of
Appleton's Science text books, the whole
field of social and political economy giving
special attention to the imminent modern
questions of banking, bimetallism. the
national debt, protection, free-trade, the
| problem of labor and cooperation. The
book aims to be impartial in its treatment
OF questions upon which the great political
parties of the country are to greater or
less extent divided, and is intended for
| educational use. Nevertheless there is an
apparent bias in favor of free-trade doc
| IrlneS, ana on TINS account we should be
| 10th to recommend it as a textbook until con-
WINGED that our impression is erroneous.
| ELEMENTARY PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCA-
TIoN. By Joseph Baldwin. New York: ID.
| Appleton x Co. This is the sixth volume
of the " International Educational Series 4"
| and is intended as a textbook for high
schools, normal schools, normal Institutes
and reading circles, and as a manual for
! teachers. 1t is the sixth volume of the series
| Dr. Harris of Concord, the editor. furnishes
brief, helpful preface The authors pre-
face remarks that subject lessons, or mind
| lessons, are as necessary as object lessons"
| II is Oh this truth that the justification of
the aim of this volume is based He sees
! too, that there is need Of textbook that
shall supply psychology suitable for our
high schools and for the lower classes in our
normal schools. For he says, and we think
! truly and advisedly, that " youth who can
learn algebra and physiology and rhetoric
Is ready Tor elementary psychology" The
matter of this volume has been worked
over in lectures for thirty years.
AMONG the December magazines Peterson
stands out prominently in its freshness and
interest 1t is really astonishing how bright
and youthful this old favorite keeps The
only thing that reminds one of its age is the
remembrance that it has been a welcome
| monthly guest since ones childhood: a pc
| riodical essentially for the family, POSSESS
| ing elements of interest for all, from the
Oldest to the youngest This has been a
year of exceptional interest and excellence.
It's engravings and illustrations have never